About RFA:Through objective, timely reporting and news analysis, Radio Free Asia (RFA) takes an unflinching look at topics and developments affecting the lives of ordinary citizens living in China, Vietnam, North Korea, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar – six Asian countries that limit free press and restrict access to media. RFA’s Mandarin, Tibetan, Cantonese, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Korean, Lao, Khmer (Cambodian), and Burmese services uncover the truth behind issues often deemed too sensitive to be covered accurately or with deserved attention in state-controlled media and local news outlets that self-censor. Our journalists often utilize vast networks of cultivated, reliable sources and receive tips from citizen journalists and eyewitnesses on the ground to break exclusive news in some of the world’s toughest media environments.

Through news broadcasts, online engagement, and call-in shows, RFA also serves as an open forum, allowing listeners to discuss freely their views and perspectives. RFA reaches its audiences through webcast video, television, satellite, social media networks, and digital multimedia content on its websites, in addition to trusted short- and medium-wave radio broadcasts. RFA began broadcasting in September 1996, when its Mandarin Service aired its first report. A private, non-profit organization, RFA is funded by an annual grant through the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
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Myanmar has undergone substantial political change in recent years, but questions remain as the country transitions from authoritarian junta to budding democracy. Join us as RFA captures these events as they happen in real time.

Rising tension over land seizures is emerging as a critical issue in Asia. Well-connected business, military and government interests often prey on the poor and uneducated to reap big profits in Asia’s booming real estate markets. But, increasingly, emboldened citizens across the continent are fighting back.

From deadly infant formula to the discovery of thousands of dead pigs floating in a major river near Shanghai, Chinese consumers increasingly worry whether the food on their tables is safe to eat, as do consumers and authorities in the many countries to which China exports.

In Asia, one in five people still lacks access to clean water. Population growth, water-intensive agriculture, and global warming cause considerable stress on the water supply, but mismanagement on a large scale is also to blame. In this project, RFA investigates and gives a voice to those most closely affected: villagers, farmers, and housewives.

"It's Not OK" profiles remarkable women caught in the struggle for human rights in their communities across Asia. The project collects and presents portraits of these brave activists, whose often untold stories demonstrate courage under fire in places like China, North Korea, and Southeast Asia.

The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and supports the lives of 70 million people from Tibet to Vietnam. Our reporters undertook the journey to tell their stories in blog posts, video diaries and images. http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/MekongProject